Enhancing water related research and education throughout Illinois
ILLINOIS WATER RESOURCEs CENTer
Success Stories
Congratulations on receiving the UCOWR Early Career Award for Applied Research for 2019.
Dr. Ashlynn S. Stillwell
Assistant Professor
Congratulation on receiving First Place recipient of the UCOWR 2019 Ph.D. Dissertation Award for Water Policy and Socio-Economics.
Dr. Christopher M. Chini
Research Scholar
About Us
The Illinois Water Resources Center is one of 54 federally-funded water research institutes in the United States.
What we do
As a part of University of Illinois Extension , the Illinois Water Resources Center works with scientists, water professionals, and communities to address the state’s water resource challenges.
Nutrient Loss Reduction
Personal Engagement
Groundwater and Geothermal
featured research
Using bioavailability to assess pyrethroid insecticide toxicity in urban sediments
Dr. Michael Lydy
featured research
Redefine Droughts in the U.S. Corn Belt
– Dr. Kaiyu Guan and Mr. Hyungsuk Kim